West Ham 1-3 Arsenal: Gunners gain first win under Freddie Ljungberg
Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has now scored 11 Premier League goals this season and 13 in all competitions
Arsenal came from behind to end their nine-match winless streak as Freddie Ljungberg enjoyed his first victory as interim manager at the expense of his former club West Ham.
Eighteen-year-old Gabriel Martinelli marked his full Premier League debut by side-footing an equaliser which cancelled out Angelo Ogbonna's deflected first-half opener at London Stadium.
Within nine minutes, Nicolas Pepe had curled a magnificent second into the top corner and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fired in a third.
The salvo turned the game on its head and piled the pressure on West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini, whose side have taken four points from their past nine league games and conceded three times in three successive home games.
The Hammers remain a point above the relegation zone in 16th and face a trip to third-bottom Southampton on Saturday. Arsenal move up two places to ninth.
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Arsenal recover from dismal start
Arsenal's victory was all the more remarkable because until Martinelli added to the seven goals he has scored in cup competitions this season, the visitors had been utterly woeful.
Club officials had spoken before kick-off about the improved atmosphere triggered by Ljungberg's appointment as Unai Emery's replacement but it appeared this game would end in frustration, just as the previous two had done under the Swede.
The visitors were bereft of confidence and mild boos from the travelling support accompanied the end of a first half in which their side failed to have a shot on target and went behind when Ogbonna's header bounced in off Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
True, they did not have much luck. Hector Bellerin was injured in the warm-up and when Kieran Tierney was helped off in obvious pain with a shoulder injury sustained in a seemingly innocuous tangle with Michail Antonio, Ljungberg had lost both his first-choice full-backs in the space of half an hour.
Nevertheless, it was pitiful stuff and when Aubameyang surged down the right wing and sent over a cross that flew over everyone and straight out for a throw-in on the other side of the pitch, it was symptomatic of a club apparently heading nowhere fast.
'Nerveless' Martinelli rewards Ljungberg's faith
It was 1977 when Arsenal last went 10 matches without a win. With an away Europa League game against Standard Liege followed by a home encounter with Manchester City to come, at the interval it was not beyond the realms of possibility that the 12-game barren sequence from 1974 was going to be threatened.
With Alexandre Lacazette and David Luiz on the bench, it was two of Arsenal's most inexperienced players who sparked the change in fortune.
Ljungberg had obviously seen enough of Martinelli in two substitute appearances to trust the Brazilian with his first league start. The reward was a nerveless finish when his side needed it most. Sead Kolasinac provided the cross but there was still a lot to do for the Brazilian, who steered a first-time effort into the corner.
Emery paid a club record £72m for Pepe in August. With one league goal all season, the Frenchman has not really lived up to his billing but his goal here, a curling shot into the right-hand corner of David Martin's net, was perfect in its execution.
Aubameyang made certain of a win few would have anticipated 10 minutes earlier when his clinical finish took his tally for the season to 13. It disguised the fact he had been a virtual spectator for the first hour.
At the final whistle, Ljungberg ran to applaud the visiting fans, knowing he had given his own chances of replacing Emery a significant boost.
Rare Arsenal recovery away from home - the stats
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West Ham have lost three in a row at home in the Premier League for the first time since August 2015.
Arsenal came from a half-time losing position to win a Premier League away game for the first time since October 2011 (5-3 v Chelsea).
At 18 years 174 days, Gabriel Martinelli is the youngest player to score for Arsenal on his first Premier League start for the club.
Martinelli is Arsenal's fourth-youngest scorer in the Premier League (18 years 174 days), after Cesc Fabregas, Serge Gnabry and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been involved in 12 goals in his past 11 Premier League London derbies (nine goals, three assists).
Since his Premier League debut in February 2018, Aubameyang has scored 43 goals in the competition, a joint-high along with Jamie Vardy.
More to follow.
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Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups
West Ham
25Martin
24Fredericks
4Balbuena
21Ogbonna
3CresswellBooked at 49minsSubstituted forMasuakuat 51'minutes
11SnodgrassBooked at 24minsSubstituted forHollandat 78'minutes
16Noble
41Rice
18Fornals
8Felipe AndersonSubstituted forHallerat 70'minutes
30Antonio
Substitutes
5Zabaleta
13Jiménez
15C Sánchez
22Haller
23Diop
26Masuaku
37Holland
Arsenal
1Leno
15Maitland-Niles
21Chambers
5Papastathopoulos
3TierneySubstituted forKolasinacat 29'minutes
34XhakaSubstituted forGuendouziat 86'minutes
11Torreira
19PépéSubstituted forNelsonat 88'minutes
10Özil
35Martinelli
14Aubameyang
Substitutes
9Lacazette
23David Luiz
24Nelson
26Martínez
29Guendouzi
31Kolasinac
77Saka
Referee:
Mike Dean
Attendance:
59,936
Match Stats
Home TeamWest HamAway TeamArsenal
Possession
Home36%
Away64%
Shots
Home11
Away10
Shots on Target
Home4
Away3
Corners
Home4
Away3
Fouls
Home12
Away6
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Match ends, West Ham United 1, Arsenal 3.
Full TimePosted at 90'+8'
Second Half ends, West Ham United 1, Arsenal 3.
Posted at 90'+7'
Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
Posted at 90'+5'
Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 90'+5'
Foul by Pablo Fornals (West Ham United).
Posted at 90'+5'
Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 90'+5'
Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
Posted at 90'+4'
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ryan Fredericks.
Posted at 90'+4'
Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Posted at 90'+3'
Offside, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals tries a through ball, but Sébastien Haller is caught offside.
SubstitutionPosted at 88'
Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Nicolas Pépé.
SubstitutionPosted at 86'
Substitution, Arsenal. Matteo Guendouzi replaces Granit Xhaka because of an injury.
Posted at 84'
Attempt saved. Nathan Holland (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Fredericks.
Posted at 82'
Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 82'
Foul by Pablo Fornals (West Ham United).
SubstitutionPosted at 78'
Substitution, West Ham United. Nathan Holland replaces Robert Snodgrass.
Posted at 75'
Attempt blocked. Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
Posted at 71'
Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 71'
Foul by Ryan Fredericks (West Ham United).
SubstitutionPosted at 70'
Substitution, West Ham United. Sébastien Haller replaces Felipe Anderson.
Goal!Posted at 69'
Goal! West Ham United 1, Arsenal 3. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Posted at 68'
Attempt missed. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arthur Masuaku with a cross.
Goal!Posted at 66'
Goal! West Ham United 1, Arsenal 2. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Posted at 63'
Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
Posted at 63'
Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 63'
Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
Goal!Posted at 60'
Goal! West Ham United 1, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac with a cross.
Posted at 59'
Attempt blocked. Felipe Anderson (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Noble.
Posted at 57'
Attempt saved. Declan Rice (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
Posted at 55'
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Sokratis.
Posted at 55'
Attempt blocked. Robert Snodgrass (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Posted at 54'
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 54'
Foul by Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United).
Posted at 53'
Attempt missed. Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
Posted at 52'
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Fabián Balbuena.
SubstitutionPosted at 51'
Substitution, West Ham United. Arthur Masuaku replaces Aaron Cresswell because of an injury.
BookingPosted at 49'
Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 49'
Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 49'
Foul by Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United).
Posted at 48'
Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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